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| 395.1 | Not just a Connecticut problem | ATEAM::AYOTTE | | Tue May 16 1989 08:25 | 8 |
| I worked with a guy who caught Lyme Disease last summer while
clearing brush from his Goffstown, NH backyard. His symptoms were
similar to having the flu... along with a grapefruit size rash on
his calf. The recovery was quick once it was diagnosed and treated.
Is this a "new" disease or just newly discovered?
Dave
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| 395.2 | Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs | KAOA11::MCGUIRE | you want it when?!?...ha...ha...ha | Tue May 16 1989 08:47 | 24 |
| Copied from Sports Afield May 1989
Lyme disease, carried by the Ixodes, or deer tick, is spreading
rapidly and is now nearly a world wide problem. But help may be
on the way. U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have now
released a report indicating that a substance extracted from the
plant Commiphora erythraea effectively kills or repels ticks,
including the species that carry Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain
spotted fever.
In laboratory tests the plant oil killed the larvae of American
dog ticks (the source of Rocky Mountain spotted fever) and Lone
Star ticks, and repelled deer ticks.
In Africa, where the plant is native, the oil is often used
on cattle as a tick repellent. If it proves to be safe, the chemical
could provide protection for humans as well as animals.
In the meantime, a very potent insecticide, marketed as Permanone
is available in some areas. Permanone, which contains permethrin,
actually kills ticks. It muct be used with caution, however, and
must not be applied to clothing, skin, hair or household pets.
Jamie
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| 395.3 | May 22, 1989 Newsweek | SALEM::MACGREGOR | I'm the NRA/GONH/NAHC | Fri May 19 1989 15:16 | 7 |
| The May 22nd, 1989 edition of Newsweek has a big cover story about
Lyme disease. I just bought it today. Very interesting and a very
scary problem. Hopefully something will be done soon. They say one
will never be 100% again. One guy knows this and had this disease
for about a year. He goes on to say "at least it has a name". But
it also affects dairy cows. Will this affect the milk we drink too?
Bret
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| 395.4 | | SA1794::CHARBONND | I'm the NRA | Mon May 22 1989 07:21 | 6 |
| The name comes from Old Lyme, Connecticut, where the disease
was first noticed. Hunters are often victims because the ticks
migrate from the cooling carcasses of their quarry - deer.
A real danger is that the disease often 'masquerades' as
a different illness. Proper diagnosis is essential.
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| 395.5 | check CLOSE | EUCLID::PETERSON | I'm the NRA | Mon May 22 1989 08:30 | 14 |
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The Deer Tick should not be confused with the ticks that most
of us are used to seeing. It is much smaller than the ticks
I(we) are used to seeing on our dogs. The ticks on my dog
are 1/4"-3/8" in diameter-before they fill with blood. These
Deer ticks are smaller and harder to detect. However, the same
deterants work on both. Use the same cautions that you would
normally to keep ticks off with a little more close inspection.
I remember a show(60 min?) last year on this disease.
One young person was diagnosed as having learning disabilities
for years before they found out what was going on.
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| 395.6 | looks like others | IOSG::HUSTON | | Mon May 22 1989 09:14 | 13 |
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True that lyme's disease is caused by ticks. It is named after the
first person who caught it, they did not now what she had, but it
started showing up later in more and more people.
The disease looks like alot of other diseases, including cerable
paulsey. It is becoming common enough that they actually look
for it now.
Bad news if not caught early.
--Bob
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| 395.7 | CT has to be noted for something!!! | ATEAM::AYOTTE | | Mon May 22 1989 10:58 | 9 |
| Not that it makes a difference..... but since Connecticut is noted
for so few things and since I grew up in the area and read all the
early publicity I thought it worth mentioning that the disease was
originally discovered there. Maybe the first person had the name
of Lyme or maybe thats what the doctors name was but that also happens
to be the name of the town.
These ticks are small. About the size of this dot -------> .
Dave
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| 395.8 | yup it was in Ct. | IOSG::HUSTON | | Tue May 23 1989 04:19 | 6 |
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re .7
Sorry, didn't mean to offend, but yes the town was in Ct.
--Bob
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| 395.9 | Interesting Update ... (Of interest to Deer Hunters) | TARKIN::AHO | Skeet addict... | Thu Nov 08 1990 08:29 | 14 |
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I just read an article last night which should be REAL
interesting to Deer Hunters. It was recommended that you
use Latex Gloves for cleaning your deer. If the deer
you shoot has been bitten by a deer tick it's blood stream
can be infected with a bacteria that can be transfered
through an abrasion on your hand or something as little as
a "Hang-nail". This "cork-screw" type bacteria can then enter
your bloodstream and infect you as if you'd been bitten by
the tick. Better safe than sorry...
~Mike~
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| 395.10 | Which is worse the illness or the cure..? | SONATA::GKELLER | Middle Aged Mutant Ganga Terrapins | Mon Nov 12 1990 10:09 | 12 |
| I heard a report on CNN over the weekend that the powers that be in the
medical industry have a new way to fight Lyme disease. They took
several people who had bee infected with the disease and exposed them
to misquitoes carrying malaria. After suffering through several months
of malaria they got better and said that they had none of the aches and
pains that the Lyme disease had caused for several years.
It seems that malaria triggers an immunity toward Lyme disease.
Thought people might find this interesting.
Geoff
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